Peddock Capital Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Peddock Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 36.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 142,478 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,043 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 2.4% of Peddock Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Peddock Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $11,360,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 69,198,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,531,022,000 after buying an additional 5,170,864 shares in the last quarter. III Capital Management bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after buying an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,717,000 after acquiring an additional 745,386 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.10 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.26. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $79.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.297 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.